Finger ring or the like



April 18, 1933. w PETERS 1,904,074

FINGER RING OR THE LIKE Filed April 4, 1932 W 1M? H a z Aw Patented Apr. 18, 1933 UNITED STATES HENRY W. PETERS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS FINGER RING Application filed April 4,

This invention relates to a finger ring or the like, and more especially to articles of jewelry utilizing saw-pierced monograms or other ornamental guards or shields overlying onyx or other mountings held in recesses provided for them. 7

Heretofor-e in the construction of articles of this type the stone or other mounting has been utilized as a means for holding the overlying monogram or other shield in its proper position. It is an object of the present invention to utilize the said shield or guard as a means for retaining the stone or other mounting, the same being in no sense dependent 5 upon the mounting in order to be held properly in position.

A further object is to provide a simple and eiiicient structure which allows the stone to be positioned readily in the recess provided therefor and thereafter retained by applying the ornamental retaining element to the recessed portion of the article in such a manner that it will be held securely thereto and at the same time prevent displacement of the mounting located thereunder.

Another object is to provide an article of jewelry the parts of which can be assembled quickly and at low cost and permit the use of various designs of ornamental retaining portions without necessitating any change in the construction of the recessed portion containing the mounting.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in n view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed it being understood that changes in precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a finger ring having the present improvements embodied V or therein. Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Figure 1,

on THE LIKE 1932. SeriaI No. 603,163.

a portion of the ring being shown in eleva-' tion.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the ring with the mounting and ornamental retaining, member removed. v i

Figure 4 is a view showing a retaining member in side elevation and in plan.

' Figure 5 is an enlarged section on line 5-5, Figure 3. d igure 6 is an enlarged section on line 66, Figure 3. 1

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a finger ring of any preferred design provided with an enlarged portion 2 recessed at 3 to receive the mounting4 formed of onyx or any other material which is inserted into the recess through the open face thereof. This mounting does not extend throughout the depth of the recess and the space between the exposed surface of the mounting 4 and the corresponding face of the enlargement 2 is adapted to be occupied by a retaining shield or guard 5. This guard can be saw-pierced or otherwise formedso as to expose the mounting which it overlies. It. can be suitably ornamented and when it rests on the mounting 4 its outer surface can be supported flush with the corresponding'surface of the recessed enlargement 2.

The surface of the enlargement can be formed with sockets 6 the side walls of which taper towards enlargements or pockets 7 and these sockets 6 with their terminal'pocketscan be of any preferred depth. It has been found most desirable, however, to extend them at least to the level of the exposed surfaces of the mounting 4. I

Extendin from the ornamental guard 5 are lugs 8 o the same contours as the sockets 6 and their pockets 7 although these lugs are slightly oversize.

The mounting 4' is adapted to be inserted into a recess 3 through the open face of the enlargement 2 and will fit snugly against the wall thereof. Thereafter the guard 5 is placed with lugs 8 overlying the sockets 6. Said lugs are then forced into the sockets under pressure, either by means of a hammer, an ornamenting die, or a press. The oversize lugs will become tightly seated in the sockets 6 and the free ends of the lugs will become locked in the pockets 7.

When brought to position substantially flush with the recessed surface of the enlargement 2 the guard 5 will be seated firmly on the mounting 4 so that said mounting will be held against movement.

Importance is attached to the fact that the ornamental guard is held in place independently of the mounting, does not require any special fastening means, and is not connected in any way to the mounting. It has been found in practice that a ring assembled as herein described can be produced much more cheaply than other forms of rings utilizing saw-pierced guards. Furthermore, this ring is advantageous because it is possible to use diiferent designs of guards interchangeably to meet the requirements of the customers. These features are all of importance in quantity production.

While the present improvements have been shown and described as applied to finger rings it is to be understood that they can be incorporated equally as well with other types of jewelry.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6 either or both sockets 6 and pockets 7 can have their walls under cut so that when the lugs are forced thereinto they will be expanded and become permanently interlocked with said Walls.

What is claimed is:

1. A finger ring or the like including a portion having a recess in one face, there being spaced sockets in said face opening through the Wall of the recess, a mounting seated within the recess, and a guard overlyingthe mounting and having portions filling the sockets and holding the guard against displacement.

2. A finger ring or the like having a recessed face provided with sockets opening through the wall of the recess, a mounting seated snugly within the recess and an ornamental guard resting on the mounting and having projecting portions filling the sockets to hold the guard against displacement relative to the mounting.

3. A finger ring or the like having a recessed surface provided with sockets opening through the wall of the recess, each of said sockets having a terminal pocket, a guard seated in the recess and supported by the mounting, and projecting portions on the guard fitting snugly in the sockets and their pockets for holding the guard against displacement relative to the mounting.

i. A finger ring or the like having a recessed face provided with sockets opening through the wall of the recess and having widened portions spaced from said face, a mounting seated snugly within the recess and a guard resting on the mounting and having projecting portions filling the sockets and interlocked with the widened portions thereof to hold the guard against displacement relative to the mounting.

5. The method of making a finger ring or the like which includes the step of placing a guard across a recessed structure so as to retain a mounting in the recess and then forcing a portion of the guard into the structure at a point beyond the recess to expand said portion into interlocked engagement with the structure.

6. A finger ring or the like including a portion havin a recess in one face, there being spaced soc rets in said face having reduced portions opening through the wall of the recess, a mounting seated within the recess, and a guard overlying the mounting and having portions interlockingly seated in the sockets and their reduced portions. and holdin the guard against displacement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixed my signature.

HENRY l/V. PETERS. 

